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Strong aftershocks hit Chile

Five strong aftershocks have hit Chile. The epicentre of the tremors lay off the coast of Libertador O'Higgens, 140 south of the coastal city of Valparaíso, where the inauguration ceremony of the...

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Article: UN monitors: Somali food aid in the wrong hands

The UN World Food Programme denies allegations that more than half of the food aid it delivers to Somalia is diverted. A critical report by a fellow UN organisation, the Monitoring Group on Somalia, says most of the supplies are falling int...

Radio Show: Greece at a standstill as debt protests continue

Network Europe - 11 March 2010 All flights grounded - Greece at a standstill as debt protests continue. Viktor gets his man - and secures a new coalition to govern Ukraine. First to go solo, Lithuania marks 20 years since it left the Sovie...

Radio Show: Myanmar aims new election law at Suu Kyi

Newsline 11 March 2010: Myanmar changes its election law to target Aung San Suu Kyi, a UN organization alleges that World Food Programme aid to Somalia is being diverted, and was there funny business at the polls in the Netherlands’ l...

Article: Press Review Thursday 11 March 2010

The main story in today’s papers is the announcement of an official investigation into allegations of electoral fraud during last week’s local elections. De Telegraaf reports that the Public Prosecutors’ Office has launche...

Article: China - human rights issue slides at World Expo

In the run-up to the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the papers were full of stories on human rights violations in China, but two months before the World Expo opens in Shanghai, the media is staying silent on the issue.

Football supporters dancing Diski outside a stadium in Johannesburg
South Africa South Africa Article: Learn the Diski Dance!

Article: Learn the Diski Dance!

"It's rhythmic, sometimes showy and never boring. We call it Diski and it is uniquely South African." South Africa's official tourism promotion agency has set out to capture the nation's spirit in a dance as part of the promotion...

Article: Immigrants leapfrog natives into local government

Dozens of immigrant candidates pushed aside colleagues with greater seniority to get elected to Dutch local councils in last week's elections. They did this by getting more personal votes than others higher on their party's list of candidat...

Article: Morocco expels Dutch evangelists

The Moroccan authorities have expelled 16 foreign workers, accusing them of being Christian evangelists. The 16 staff from the Village de l'Espérance (Village of Hope) orphanage in the village of Aïn Leuh included six Dutch na...

Radio Show: Seismic warning - Europe's power struggle with Asia

Network Europe - 10 February 2010: Seismic warning - Europe's power struggle with Asia. Erasing mistakes - Slovenia sets the record straight for thousands of forgotten citizens. Mr Midwife - we continue our gender equality series with a lo...

Article: Canadian MPs eat seal to support hunters

Canadian parliamentarians are eating seal meat for lunch today to show support for hunters who have lost a key market here in Europe. Last year, the EU banned seal products calling Canada’s annual cull barbaric and cruel. But will Can...

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